Use GEF4 in your Eclipse E4 Application

Use GEF4 in your Eclipse E4 Application

This post quickly explains how to run GEF4 examples in an Eclipse E4 Application. Basic Concepts No more Draw2D. GEF4 uses JavaFx Scene and Parent In a Scene graph we can put SWTControls (heavyweight) and Figures (lightweight) a CanvasFigure (lightweight) Environment Setup First of all, mind that all the installation details are explained in the GEF/Contributor_Guide . Note:…

Java Ant Maven Setup and Environment Variables

Java Ant Maven Setup and Environment Variables

This post describes how I install Java, Ant and Maven on my Windows PC, and how I setup the environment variables for development. Install Java, Ant and Maven When installing Java, Ant and Maven, I’m using C:\opt as basefolder, instead of the standard C:\Program Files (x86) directory. Install Java, Multiple Versions To install multiple java versions, I…